Buurhakaba weather in January

In January, Buurhakaba sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Buurhakaba's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buurhakaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Buurhakaba is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Buurhakaba reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Buurhakaba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Buurhakaba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°20.711.93.0
Feb36° / 23°10.211.92.3
Mar37° / 25°91.8122.0
Apr35° / 25°7812.712.12.4
May33° / 24°6012.712.13.5
Jun32° / 23°92.512.24.5
Jul31° / 22°61.612.14.9
Aug32° / 22°61.612.14.6
Sep33° / 23°112.2124.0
Oct33° / 23°8011.711.93.4
Nov32° / 23°8212.611.93.7
Dec34° / 23°163.111.83.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58317
68119
78119
88119
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Buurhakaba gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
32
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62
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1103239172
2103338162
3113338162
4113438152
5113437152
6113437153
7113437153
8113437152
9113437152
10113437152
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12103438162
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14103339162
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16103240161
17103241161
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19103141161
20103242151
21103242151
22103342151
23103342141
24103442141
25103541131
26103541121
27103641121
28103641111
29103741101
30113741101
3111384191

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1218light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:126:02
211.86:126:03
311.86:126:03
411.86:136:03
511.86:136:04
611.86:146:04
711.86:146:05
811.86:156:05
911.86:156:06
1011.86:156:06
1111.86:166:07
1211.86:166:07
1311.96:166:07
1411.96:176:08
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1711.96:186:09
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1911.96:186:10
2011.96:196:10
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3011.96:216:13
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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86.6Intense
96.7Intense
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126.7Intense
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206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Buurhakaba?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buurhakaba. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Buurhakaba in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Buurhakaba sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buurhakaba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buurhakaba peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buurhakaba?

Buurhakaba sits at 2.8°N, 44.1°E, 277 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Baidoa, 59 km away.

WanlaweynQoryooleyDiinsoorAfgooyeMarkaJawharMogadishu

Topography around Buurhakaba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Buurhakaba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buurhakaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Buurhakaba is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
585 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Baidoa 59 km · Wanlaweyn 93 km · Qoryooley 124 km · Diinsoor 130 km · Afgooye 137 km · Marka 143 km · Jawhar 158 km · Mogadishu 164 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Buurhakaba (2.8026°, 44.078°, elevation 277 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).